IFor Indian chess, no defining moment, 19 -year -old Divya Deshmukh won the Fid Women’s World Cup title with a composition and clinical victory on Koneru Hampi in Batumi, Georgia. The result not only gave her the biggest title of her youth career, but also secured her last Grandmaster Norm, making her the fourth Indian woman.Finished 15th in the tournament, Divya scored a remarkable run, defeating several high-rated opponents, defeating Hampi, women at the top position of India and defeated several high-rated opponents before facing the World Rapid Champion in the final.After the two classical sports draw ended, the match faster went to the tiebreak. The first game was fought equally, but in the second, Divya showed steel under pressure, to seal the match to seal Hampi’s late endgeam errors. The performance was a sharp preparation, poetry and fearless game performance from a teenager, whose rise has been fast and vigorous.This victory has declared Divya as a prominent person in the new generation of Indian chess and is an important step in the country’s intense influence on the global stage.
List of achievements of Divya Deshmukh
- First Indian woman to win the chess World Cup
- Double Gold Medalist (Team and Person) at Budapest Olympiad in 2024
- Second teen Indian girl to earn a Grandmaster title (after Konaru Hampi in 2002)
- Third woman to win World Cup after Alexandra Costeneuk (2021) and Alexandra Gorachina (2023)
- The fourth Indian woman to become a grandmaster, after Hampi, Dronewali Harika and R. Prostate
- 44th woman globally to earn GM title
- 88th Indian to become a grandmaster as a overall Indian
Voting
What do you think is the most important achievement of Divya Deshmukh’s recent victory?
In particular, Divya has achieved all these tricks at the age of 19. For him, victory is the success of a career. For Indian chess, it is another milestone in a golden age.
